Entry to the prestigious competition ends on Friday May 27, so if you're thinking of submitting your masterpiece – you'd better send off your entry quick.

This year's competition is incredibly fierce with an awe-inspiring collection of stunning landscapes and spectacular wildlife captured in some of the most magical locations all over the world.

Some of our favourites include an enchanting scene where buffalo grazing beneath the stars and Kathleen Cameron's breathtaking image of towering elephants holding onto each other, trunk to tail, as they walk the fields of The Crags Elephant Sanctuary in Plettenberg, South Africa.

These latest entries will inspire all the wanderlust you need. Or a snazzy new camera, whichever floats your boat.

If you'd like to enter one of your spectacular travel shots, photographers have until May 27 to get their pictures submitted. The grand prize winner will receive a seven-day polar bear photo safari for two in Churchill, Manitoba, in Canada's Arctic – the self-proclaimed polar bear capital of the world and a popular destination for nature photographers.

Joe Murphy was lucky enough to have his camera with him to capture San Francisco from 5,000ft above the bay taken on a clear day from the air. You can see the Bay Bridge in the foreground and the Golden Gate in the background.